| Dear Reader, Now over the years, real Chinese dishes have become more and more popular in foreign countries. In the United States, people are eating hotpot, jianbing and roujiamo. In Russia, hundreds of tanghulu were sold out in just a few hours. Latiao is even appearing in classrooms abroad. A lot of these foods are similar to Western foods. This may explain why foreigners are getting more and more interested in them and love eating them. 1 | For example, roujiamo is similar to hamburgers. Youtiao is kind of like the "churro", a snack that is popular in Spain. And tanghulu is similar to candy apples, which are loved by children in the US and UK. Chinese people who live abroad introducedmost of these foods. Some of them are new, like latiao. Some of them have been popular inforeign countries for many years. This book will give you a better understanding of Chinese foods. 2 |
| The Content Hotpot P5 — 10 Hotpot, a special meal that can be shared withfriends, is winning popularity abroad. Learn more here. Jianbing P11 — 14 This delicious breakfast food is enjoyed bypeople in several countries. Check it out here! Latiao P 15 — 18 Why are people so into this spicy stick? Thisspecial snack gets hot online. 3 | Roujiamo P19 — 23 Did China invent the hamburger? Read this story and find out some interesting facts aboutroujiamo. Tanghulu P24 — 26 Candied fruit is a treat that everyone can enjoy. Is it similar to some foreign foods? Find out here. Youtiao P27 — 30 Many countries have dishes that are similar toYoutiao. Fried food is tasty everywhere. 4 |
| (1) Jack is a kind man. Recently he read an article about the children in remote(偏远的) village. He hopes to do something for them. He is free on weekends. (2) Sam is majoring in art in a university. He likes painting outside on weekends. He is also interested in graffiti art. (3) Sue won the first prize in the story—telling competition in her school last week. She wants to tell stories for others to cheer them up. But she has to take care of her little brother on weekends. (4) Mike is a book lover. He likes to stay with children. He wants to do what he loves to do and helps others at the same time. (5) Lucy is always ready to help others. She has always lived in this city. So she knows every part of the city. Now she has nothing to do when her husband is at work from Monday to Friday. 和 | A. Repainting the Walls Club Time: Every Saturday afternoon. Jobs: Help to make the walls of the parks clean and beautiful by painting with graffiti (涂鸦). Requirements: Love painting and be good at drawing. B. Raising Money Club Time: Every Sunday afternoon. Jobs: Try to raise money for poor students in the villages by selling old books or clothes. Requirements: Be free on weekends and kind enough. C. Clean-up Club Time: Every Saturday morning. Jobs: Help to clean up our city parks, city streets or city rivers to make our city cleaner and more beautiful. Requirements: Love cleaning and never be afraid of getting dirty. D. Giving a Hand Club Time: After school every afternoon from Monday to Friday. Jobs: Help the disabled people carry their bags, take them to cross the roads or show them the way. Requirements: Get on well with disabled people and know how to travel around our city E. Cheering Up Old People Club Time: Every Saturday afternoon. Jobs: Volunteer in an Old People's Home in our city by singing, dancing or telling stories to the old people there. Requirements: Be good with old people and have your own talents. F. Story Telling Club Time: After school on Monday afternoon. Jobs: Volunteer at the main library in our city by telling stories to the left-behind children or reading to them. Requirements: Be good with children and is good at telling stories. G. Cheering Up Children Club Time: Every Sunday morning Jobs: Volunteer in the Sunshine Home for Children by helping kids there learn to read. Requirements: Be patient with children and like to read books. |
| Posted by Gina at 8: 32 on 11th February 2021 Nowadays, we're more wasteful than ever — buying, using and throwing things away without thinking about the costs. We need to start living more responsibly — but how? One answer is to upcycle (再生利用). I started upcycling clothing. Making new things out of old clothes is the best way to mix my talent and my interest. Do you upcycle? If so, what new things have you made? If not, why not give it a try? |
| REPLY Terry Posted at 9: 08 a. m. on 11th February 2021 Why don't you give your old clothes to people in need? I even give away the most expensive things I don't wear anymore. So I can help the environment while giving something useful to people in need. REPLY Gina Posted at 9: 28 a. m. on 11th February 2021 Good point! I'm talking about only the oldest clothing in your room — the clothes that are too old to be worn by others. The same idea goes for food waste at restaurants and supermarkets. Before upcycling food that can still be eaten, for example, using it to make soil, we should give it to those in need. |
| REPLY Betty Posted at 10: 18 a. m. on 11th February 2021 I've made shopping bags out of T-shirts and dog toys out of socks. Upcycling clothing is a fun hobby, but the most important thing is that it makes me feel like I'm living less wastefully. |